Killean, County Armagh

Killeen Irish: Cillín
Killeen shown within Northern Ireland
Population	75 (2001 Census)
Irish grid reference	J085265
• Belfast	38 mi (61 km)
• Dublin	67 mi (108 km)
District	Newry and Mourne
County	County Armagh
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWRY
Postcode district	BT34, BT35
Dialling code	028
EU Parliament	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Newry and Armagh
NI Assembly	Newry and Armagh
List of places UK Northern Ireland Armagh 54°07′30″N 6°20′19″W / 54.1251°N 6.3385°W / 54.1251; -6.3385Coordinates: 54°07′30″N 6°20′19″W / 54.1251°N 6.3385°W / 54.1251; -6.3385

Killean or Killeen (from Irish: Cillín) is a small village and townland in the civil parish of Killeavy, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies about four miles (6.5 km) south of Newry, near the border with the Republic of Ireland.

In the 2001 Census, it had a population of 75 people. It lies within the Newry and Mourne District Council area.

For more information, see The Troubles in Killeen, which includes a list of incidents in the area during "the Troubles" resulting in two or more fatalities.

The sole school within the village is St Michael's Primary School, 86 Dundalk Road.

The primary place of worship in the village is St. Michael's Chapel, a Roman Catholic church.

Máire Drumm, a vice-president of Sinn Féin from 1972 until her death in 1976, was from the village.

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